I Got My Dell Lap Top And Still Need Help....

things work out for me from time to time...
i was talking to a family member about me getting a lap top and he said "save your money i have one that i never used and you can have it..."is that great or what! and the best part "its a DELL"
well i picked it up tonight and he explained to me that he got it a few years ago to keep records (retail sales).and it seemed not to work.
1.a message comes up and it reads"KEY BOARD FAILURE"
2. ALSO READS ENTER PASSWORD:
he does not remember ever entering a password.
my question is what can i do to get it up and running?
it is a DELL LATITUDE LX 475D
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PAST HELP...
ANT

If he included the software, just reinstall the software to the factory settings using the factory/master CD. As for the password is it in Windows or DOS. if Windows just click cancel and Windows should load.

If you are considering selling it, I may be interested. If it has a power on password (in DOS) it is not "brand new". Those typically have to be disabled in the BIOS and can be a realllll bugger to get around.

If you are interested email me at jeff@ascapes.net. I tried to email you but you have that turned off...

Originally posted by ant its a 486 33 megahertz
it may not be worth it..
ant

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Oh OK, well I don't know what to tell ya. I am sure 33mhz will not run many games, but not sure about accounting software. I am thinking that the hard drive is small and probably not large enough to hold any of the up-to-date software. I have a desktop that is 5 years old and it is 200mhz, this thing has to be older that a few years?

in my professional opinion i would recomend that you have a little "anger mangement". Take the pos out to the driveway and just start pounding it with a sledge hammer. that thing is a piece and not worth it cause in a year it will prob be truely out of date. pull out any expansion cards, hdd, and ram and you might be able to sell those on line to a nerd. but take your anger out on it, anything the sledge will hit, HIT!!!. i recently did that to 6 old 386 desktops that were out of date. felt good afterwards. anger mangement also works on old pos push mowers that just arent worth it anymore.